In the eighth semester, the Institute for Poultry Diseases offers lectures and clinical demonstrations on the diseases of commercial poultry, as well as of ornamental, zoo, and wild birds. In addition to the aetiology, pathogenesis, diagnosis, therapy, and prophylaxis of infectious diseases, the keeping of commercial and hobby birds, as well as laboratory diagnostic methods, are also covered.

In addition, elective courses are offered to provide in-depth coverage of selected topics, for which external lecturers are also invited.

Please refer to the course catalogue for current courses:

https://www.vetmed.fu-berlin.de/en/studium/veterinaermedizin/stundenplaene/index.html

Furthermore, a multi-day course is held for students in their ninth and tenth semesters as part of their clinical rotation in the field of livestock medicine. The locations and contents are as follows (subject to change at short notice).

Contacts for organizational and subject-related questions:

• Prof. Dr. Ruhnke: Outing to a poultry flock
• Larissa Schlegel-Pape: Propaedeutics (Farm Animal Clinic - Poultry Department)
• Dr. Dörte Lüschow and Dr. Andrea Niehues: Laboratory diagnostic detection of poultry diseases (Farm Animal Clinic - Poultry Department)
• Franziska Zachert: Necropsy of poultry (Institute of Animal Pathology)

Pregnant women, nursing mothers and immunocompromised persons are not allowed to participate in the courses without restrictions. Therefore, please register as soon as possible so that we can find a solution for you.

The hygiene regulations of the department can be found in the internal area under the following link.

Blackboard learning platform

You can register for the current courses and lectures via the Blackboard platform, where you will also find announcements and materials for the respective courses.

Registration: http://lms.fu-berlin.de

E-learning course

In addition, a structured e-learning course has been created. It includes background information on poultry diseases in commercial poultry as well as ornamental and wild birds, diagnostic methods, propaedeutics in birds, and much more.

Access: https://vetmed.fu-berlin.de/e-learning/PM_gefluegel/

The password can be obtained from the lecturers.

Examinations

Information on the examination procedure and assessment criteria can be found at https://www.vetmed.fu-berlin.de/en/studium/veterinaermedizin/pruefung/index.html.

Learning objectives, examination topics, examination information

Information on examination topics and the learning objectives can be found at https://www.vetmed.fu-berlin.de/en/studium/veterinaermedizin/lernziele/index.html.

Further training offers

• Further training to become a specialist in poultry diseases
• Further training to become a specialist in microbiology
• Participation in national and international expert committees
• Participation in national and international conferences